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Overview

Be a creative force in the global fashion industry as a fashion stylist shaping original imagery for brands, personalities and media channels.

If you have always wanted to work in fashion, have flair for the creative and are inspired to help individuals or businesses achieve their project goals then RMIT’s Diploma of Fashion Styling will assist you to develop your creative skills and fashion knowledge to work at the forefront of the global styling industry.

You’ll work to simulated and real-world industry briefs and learn how to provide an individual or business with creative styling solutions for areas including fashion editorials for print or television advertising campaigns, style artists for music videos and concert performances and provide fashion image consultancy for personalities, models or other public figures.

In RMIT’s state-of-the-art studio spaces you will work with industry connected teachers and learn to successfully operate as an independent stylist or collaborate in teams to investigate potential scenarios where you will develop and create original styling solutions.

You will develop the following skills and knowledge to:

Understand consumer behaviour

Identity current local and global fashion design trends

Develop Team leading skills

Develop, communicate and sell your concept

Develop networks with fashion industry

You will use these skills and knowledge to work locally and internationally in the fields of:

Style focused social media and online website and blogs

Style merchandising for photography and editorials

personal fashion styling

fashion retail or brand stylist and creative specialist

Event management.

This is your opportunity to make an impact in the creative world of fashion with a rewarding career as a fashion stylist.

Details

This program offers a variety of learning and teaching approaches to give you direct insights and experience in the global fashion workplace.

You will develop the practical skills and knowledge to perform the duties and tasks in a range of different job roles associated with Fashion Styling.

Classes are interactive and provide you with the opportunity to discuss ideas and practice new skills.

You will participate in the following class or workshop activities to:

develop fashion editorials and fashion catalogues,

create your own blog and social media sites,

work on fashion styling photo-shoots for film or television,

work in the photographic studio creating fashion images for fashion brands

work at fashion events including a fashion parade.

You will learn and be assessed through:

independent work

group work

on-line interaction.

Some assessment activities include case studies and formal presentations to groups, including fashion industry representatives.

You will be expected to attend 24 hours per week of classes and undertake approximately 8 hours of extra study and research weekly. There are often concentrated periods of self-directed study, research and out-of-class work when assessments are due.

RMIT Fashion and Textiles can provide you with global opportunities to study overseas through study tours to Asia, United States of American and European cities.

These activities involve additional expenses, and while overseas travel is not a requirement of the program, we encourage you to take advantage of these opportunities if you are able. Some financial support is available from the university to support overseas study experiences.

Entry requirements

All kits must be submitted by the dates noted below for each VTAC round:

Early round (Non year 12 only): 25 October 2018

Main round (All applicants): 30 November 2018

All subsequent rounds (if places are available): 13 February 2019

Direct applicants, including RMIT current or recent students, please click the apply button to submit your direct application. The link to submit your selection kit will appear on the applicant dashboard after you have submitted your application.

All kits must be submitted by 13 February 2019*.

*Kits will be assessed in the order they are received until this date unless places are filled prior.

Advisory letters will be sent by mid December (Main round).

The selection kit includes:

an applicant statement outlining how you believe your current skills and capabilities and/or past experience will support you in this fashion styling program. You may include the different media you access to obtain your understanding of fashion trends and news (Maximum 250 words).

folio: Your folio must comprise of 6 - 10 images of your work that expresses your interest in fashion styling and/or design interests. It should reflect your design, problem solving and research skills in some or all of the following:

Fashion trends

Design

Presenting ideas and concepts through images

Creative use of colour Your folio should include evidence of how ideas were developed as well as finished work.

Please include work that shows how you document your ideas and creative thinking and any work that demonstrates your potential to follow a design process.

You can include work from secondary school, previous study and personal or work-related design experience.

Art and Design application tips

Folio: Please supply evidence of your creativity in the form of a folio. Your folio must comprise of 6 - 10 images of your work that expresses your interest in fashion styling and/or design interests. It should reflect your design, problem solving and research skills in some or all of the following:

Fashion trends

Design

Presenting ideas and concepts through images

Creative use of colour

Your folio should include evidence of how ideas were developed as well as finished work. Please include work that shows how you document your ideas and creative thinking and any work that demonstrates your potential to follow a design process.

You can include work from secondary school, previous study and personal or work-related design experience. The work can come from a variety of discipline areas (e.g. fashion pieces, design, wearable art, illustrations, accessories, photography) and/or digital profiles (e.g. social media - Instagram, Pinterest, blogger follows (or the like) pages). You are encouraged to include evidence of how your own ideas are developed and include final outcomes or personal interpretations of your exploration.

Under each image, please provide a brief explanation, including the purpose and background of the work (maximum 50 words).

Your folio should be a single PDF (maximum size 10MB). Alternatively, you can provide a URL to your folio. Please provide the username and/or password (if applicable). All images must be contained and visible on one webpage.

The student tuition fees as displayed by the fee finder are indicative only and subject to change given individual circumstances at enrolment. Fees are adjusted on an annual basis and these fees should only be used as a guide. Learn more about fees for vocational study.

*Fees shown are indicative only and subject to change given individual circumstances at the time of enrolment.

**The maximum loan amount for a program is indexed annually on 1 January, and the maximum loan amount denoted above is correct at the time of publication.

Eligibility criteria waver

**The Victorian Government is currently waiving two (2) eligibility criteria around prior qualifications. This means that more people who want to study a vocational education program at RMIT, and already have a qualification, will be able to access a government subsidised place in a program. Find out how to check your eligibility.

In addition to tuition fees, you will be charged an annual student services and amenities fee (SSAF), which is used to maintain and enhance services and amenities that improve your experience as an RMIT student.

The SSAF is calculated based on your enrolment load and the maximum fee for 2019 is $303.

For more information about calculating your actual SSAF see Paying SSAF.

You may also be required to purchase other items related to your program, including field trips, textbooks and equipment. These additional fees and expenses vary from program to program.